In addition to the load-shedding currently being implemented by Eskom, residents across Pretoria will now have to endure load rotation/reduction due to the collapse of seven power pylons on Sunday evening.
to provide areas that have been left without electricity for multiple days with some intermittent power.holding 132kV high-voltage power lines occurred during a windy storm at roughly 21:00 on Sunday, 9 April 2023.
However, over 40 suburbs remained without power as it was not technically possible to divert their electricity feeds to other substations without causing overloads. As a result, it will have to implement load rotation in areas that have power to re-channel electricity to areas that have experienced a prolonged outage.
“The switching team was dispatched to the Waltloo and Mamelodi Substations this morning to start energising transformers to soak, after which they added the load gradually, while constantly monitoring the load.”CoT said that this was an interim measure that would likely overload the system, resulting in possible trips.
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